Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.3° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 6AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
54
38
26
23
28
34
9
34
30
29
29
29
29
29
49
46
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NE
10
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:57AM1.60m
5:43PM1.76m
6:00AM1.61m
6:37PM1.80m
Low Tide
10:45PM0.33m
11:05AM0.20m
11:47PM0.27m
12:02PM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
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6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
11
14
14
13
11
11
9
8
12
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
11
10
9
7
9
12
12
12
9
9
6
5
9
12
11
12
10
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